NOTE

In this Guide, unless a contrary intention appears, the word “Advocate”or “Counsel” is used to refer to a practising Member of the Faculty of Advocates-i.e.a Member who currently holds himself out as available to be instructed as an Advocate in Scotland.For convenience, the male gender has been used for the most part when referring to Members of the Bar, but except where the context otherwise requires such references apply equally to female Members.